"If my nonviolence is to be contagious..." - Quote by Mahatma Gandhi
If my nonviolence is to be contagious and infectious, I must acquire greater control over my thoughts.
More by Mahatma Gandhi
“Once one assumes an attitude of intolerance, there is no knowing where it will take one. Intolerance, someone has said, is violence to the intellect and hatred is violence to the heart.”
“Cowardice is impotence worse than violence. The coward desires revenge but being afraid to die, he looks to others, maybe to the government of the day, to do the work of defense for him. A coward is less than a man. He does not deserve to be a member of a society of men and women.”
“Labour is a great leveler of all distinctions.”
More on Nonviolence
“Nonviolence is not an easy thing to understand, still less to practice, weak as we are.”
“No power on earth can resist the lovers of liberty who are ready not to kill opponents, but be killed by them.”
“For a non-violent person the whole world is one family. He will thus fear none, nor will others fear him.”
More on Self Control
“Anger is a choice, as well as a habit. It is a learned reaction to frustration, in which you behave in ways that you would rather not. In fact, severe anger is a form of insanity. You are insane whenever you are not in control of your behavior. Therefore, when you are angry and out of control, you are temporarily insane.”
“If you would perfect your body, guard your mind.”
“We need to understand how destructive emotions affect us and constructive emotions can help us, so that we can maintain our peace of mind.”